Lesson Plan 1

Teacher Level Lesson Number Date

John Smith Junior beginner 13 21/9/10

Aims and Objectives: Grammar, vocabulary and spelling

Grammar point: Can you…?  Yes I can/No I can’t

Materials Needed: Pen, paper, board, flashcards

Time Activity (page/book/description) Interaction Purpose

5-10 mins Roll call and homework

10 mins Spelling game

2-5 mins Explain the grammar point

10 mins Flashcard activities

5-10 mins TPR game: Teacher says an action the students do it

15 mins Hangman

10 mins Spelling races

20 mins Play Dodge ball

5 mins Give homework

Class Notes & Homework: Activity Book page 17

Why is it a bad plan?

This plan is not very good for several reasons.
 Firstly, it is not structured in any kind of sensible order.
 The ways in which the teacher will deal with the grammar point is not clear whatsoever and
doesn’t seem to have a logical order in terms of presenting, practicing and playing. T
 he activities themselves are put into a random order with no real sense of how one will naturally
lead into the other.
 The lack of detail is another serious flaw.
 With vague mentions of activities the teacher may easily lose their way during the lesson without
any way to remind themselves how games and activities should be done properly. 
 There is no mention of interactions and purpose with each aspect of the lesson so the teacher is
not making sure that they cover all the essential elements of the class.
 Finally the timings are obscure and uncertain.
 Therefore it is difficult for the teacher to keep track of each how long they should be spending on
each activity and where they should be at any given point during the lesson.